/newsroom/aggregator Newsroom - aggregated feeds en /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-receive-14-million-sshrc-funding-62-projects-focusing-societal-challenges-373609 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has awarded $14 million to 62 91������-led projects, including one Partnership Grant, four Partnership Development Grants, and 57 Insight Grants.  Among the recipients of new Partnership Development grants is the Faculty of Education's Associate Dean, Strategy and Transformation and Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies, <a href="/education/joseph-levitan">Prof. Joseph Levitan</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/joseph_levitan.jpg?itok=W3JroyeP" width="160" height="160" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">23 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:01:18 -0400 /newsroom/node/330445 <p>A new study by a team of 91������ researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.</p> <p>Their paper, published in <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931524426001234"><i>Translational Research</i></a>, provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level.</p> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:53:24 -0400 /channels/channels/news/study-offers-new-insights-why-ex-smokers-remain-elevated-risk-lung-disease-373604 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A new study by a team of 91������ researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.</p> <p>Their paper, published in <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931524426001234"><i>Translational Research</i></a>, provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/smoking.jpg?itok=reEyoPzl" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:53:24 -0400 /channels/channels/news/sis-phd-student-pepper-wang-awarded-bmo-responsible-ai-fellowship-373602 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that our PhD student Pepper Wang's research project <i>Navigating Personal Reflection and Self-Disclosure with Generative AI Chatbots in Later Life</i> has been selected for <b>2026 BMO Responsible AI Fellowship. </b>The BMO Responsible AI Fellowships, the result of a gift from BMO Financial Group in 2021, supports undergraduate and graduate students in all 91������ faculties<strong> </strong>pursuing research in responsible artificial intelligence. </p> <p>Congratulations Pepper!</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:00:58 -0400 https://reporter.mcgill.ca/des-chercheurs-et-chercheuses-de-mcgill-obtiennent-14-m-du-crsh-pour-62-projets-portant-sur-des-enjeux-de-societe/ <p>Parmi les thèmes abordés : l'autonomisation des jeunes par les jeux vidéo et l'éducation à l'entrepreneuriat en Inde</p> <p>The post <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/des-chercheurs-et-chercheuses-de-mcgill-obtiennent-14-m-du-crsh-pour-62-projets-portant-sur-des-enjeux-de-societe/">Des chercheurs et chercheuses de 91������ obtiennent 14 M$ du CRSH pour 62 projets portant sur des enjeux de société</a> appeared first on <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/fr">91������ Reporter</a>.</p> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:05:52 -0400 /channels/channels/news/resolved-mmp-service-restored-resolu-service-mmp-retabli-373601 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b><i>This message is sent on behalf of Procurement Services</i></b></p> <p> </p> <p>Dear MMP Users,</p> <p> </p> <p>We are pleased to inform you that the issue affecting the 91������ Marketplace (MMP) has been resolved and the system has been restored.</p> <p> </p> <p>As communicated previously, several MMP functions were impacted, including requisitions, purchase order change orders, invoices, and receiving transactions.</p> <p> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:02:54 -0400 /channels/channels/news/green-led-light-could-help-keep-leafy-greens-fresher-longer-mcgill-study-suggests-373600 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Low-intensity green lighting in refrigerated storage can slow spoilage in leafy greens, helping maintain their appearance and nutritional value, according to a new <a href="https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1750-3841.71171">study</a> from 91������.</p> <p>“We found that something as simple as changing the light in refrigerated storage may help fresh produce stay fresher for longer,” said Shafieh Salehinia, lead researcher and affiliate member in the Biomass Production Lab, headed by Prof. Mark Lefsrud.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-602311446.jpg?itok=A999HG5-" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:44:04 -0400 /newsroom/node/330443 <p>Low-intensity green lighting in refrigerated storage can slow spoilage in leafy greens, helping maintain their appearance and nutritional value, according to a new <a href="https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1750-3841.71171">study</a> from 91������.</p> <p>“We found that something as simple as changing the light in refrigerated storage may help fresh produce stay fresher for longer,” said Shafieh Salehinia, lead researcher and affiliate member in the Biomass Production Lab, headed by Prof. Mark Lefsrud.</p> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:44:03 -0400 /channels/channels/news/chime-collaboration-helps-identify-location-missing-matter-universe-373578 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Estimates of ordinary matter in the universe exceed the amount observed in stars and galaxies, leaving much of it unaccounted for. Researchers from the <a href="https://chime-experiment.ca/">Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment</a> (CHIME)/Fast Radio Bursts Collaboration, including 91������ and MIT, have developed a new method to seek out this “missing” matter by combining galaxy locations with fast radio burst detections. A fast radio burst, or FRB, is an ultrabright, millisecond flash of radio waves emitted by extremely energetic phenomena in the distant universe.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-1170047942.jpg?itok=pavy2YWQ" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:06:14 -0400 /channels/channels/news/desautels-ranks-1-canada-research-output-new-national-benchmark-373584 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Desautels Faculty of Management has been ranked <strong>first in Canada for research output</strong> in the 2026 CHART-Index, a new standardized benchmark developed by the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business. More than 20 schools, including University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management and the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business, are included in the benchmark.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:38:28 -0400